1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 841 832 Land in farms ..................acres.. 126 844 125 394 Average size of farm .......acres.. 151 151 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 371 195 334 444 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 365 2 167 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 273 27 111 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 230 231 50 to 179 acres ..................... 317 350 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 744 742 acres.. 72 534 73 314 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 627 641 acres.. 40 839 39 087 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 20 acres.. 1 213 618 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 044 55 955 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 853 67 254 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 440 5 157 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 604 50 798 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 201 193 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 137 144 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 162 175 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 30 $100,000 or more .................... 110 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 137 49 621 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 082 59 569 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 372 358 Other ............................... 469 474 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 505 504 200 days or more ................... 323 364 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 631 623 number.. 35 649 34 924 Beef cows ..................farms.. 516 483 number.. 14 977 13 011 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 50 number.. 2 701 2 535 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 624 625 number.. 19 184 18 417 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 56 number.. 2 322 2 990 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 46 number.. 3 175 4 439 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 88 number.. 4 992 9 275 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 41 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 44 37 number.. 17 566 149 14 234 863 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 167 166 acres.. 5 512 5 262 bushels.. 540 843 570 421 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 57 acres.. 874 1 206 bushels.. 51 993 64 151 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 84 34 acres.. 4 145 2 046 bushels.. 156 661 80 957 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 552 580 acres.. 24 056 24 376 tons, dry.. 46 248 51 387 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 25 acres.. 2 418 2 668 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.